The statistical annex. Spring 2005

The statistical annex of European Economy contains the main body of macroeconomic data underlying two annual publications in the series "European Economy" of the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs. Tables are derived from AMECO, the macroeconomic working database of the Directorate General. They include long historical series and the Directorate's forecasts for EU Member States, the candidate countries (Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and Croatia), USA and Japan.

The data coverage includes

population,

labour market,

output,

national final uses,

prices,

wage costs,

foreign trade and current balance,

saving,

monetary indicators, and

public finance.

The main data source is Eurostat, complemented, where necessary, by other appropriate sources.